Love seat bed



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A JNVENTOR. Perf# fi askv Nov. 20, 1951 Filed Nov. a, 1949 P5P. BEBRY LOVE SEAT BED 5 Sheets-Sheet 3 556 (ze /zv Patented Nov. 20, 1951 LOVE SEAT BED Peter P. Bebry, Jamaica, N. Y., assigner to Bebry Bedding Corporation, Bayonne, N. J., a corporation of New York Application November 8, 1949, Serial No. 126,178

4 Claims.

This invention relates to an article of furniture o1' the type adapted for use as a love seat, chair, couch or the like and which may be converted into a bed.

The invention comprehends an article `of furniture including a frame composed of hingedly connected sections adapted to be disposed in alignment to form a bed and which are foldable into collapsed relation within the article of furniture to provide a support for cushions to form a love seat, chair, couch or the like.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved foldable frame which can be easily and conveniently manipulated to dispose the same either in folded or extended conditions.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a frame of said character which is sturdy in construction and which provides a rigid support when in folded relation for supporting seat cushions and when in extended bed forming relation.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a foldable frame in which the sections are adapted to automatically lock when moved to collapsed relation within the article of furniture.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a foldable frame for supporting a bed forming mattress which is retained between the folded sections with one end of the mattress extending upwardly within the back thereof when the sections are collapsed within the article of furniture.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, reference is now made to the following specification and accompanying .drawings in which the preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a top plan view of an article of furniture provided with a foldable frame constructed in accordance with the invention and illustrating the same in extended relation.

Fig. 2 is a side view of the frame with the article of furniture shown in vertical section.

Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken approximately on line 3--3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2 with the frame love seat includes a furniture frame consisting of a back II, oppositely disposed side panels I2 and I3 and a front panel I4 connected between the forward ends of the side panels. The frame also includes legs I5 which extend upwardly through the furniture frame forming the ends of the side panels. n

A foldable metal frame II is pivotally connected to the furniture frame for movement from extended relation in which the same is disposed in bed forming condition to a collapsed relation within the confines of the furniture frame so as to constitute a support for seat cushions I8 to thereby serve as a love seat. The foldable frame II consists of four sections, namely an inner end section I9, an intermediate body section 20, a connecting section 2| and an outer end section 22 each of which is of angle iron construction consisting of a vertical fiange and a horizontal flange extending inwardly from the lower edge of the vertical flange.

The inner end section I9 consists of spaced parallel side rails 24 and 25 which are connected together by a tubular cross bar 26 having fiattened ends secured to the under side of the side rails at the inner ends thereof. The side rails are pivotally connected at their outer ends to the oppositely disposed side rails 2'I and 28 of the intermediate body section by pivot pins 29 extending through the vertical flanges thereof and with the vertical flanges of the side rails 24 and 25 of the inner end section I9 arranged within the vertical anges of the side rails 2'I and 28 of the intermediate body section 20. The inner end section I9 is supported by the furniture frame for pivotal swinging movement by means of upstanding arms pivoted at their lower ends to the side rails 24 and 25 on pivot pins 3i| and pivoted at their upper ends to the upper ends of angularly disposed bars 32 on pivot pins 33 which bars are bolted to the inner faces of the side panels I2 and I3 respectively of the furniture frame. Bent toggle arms 34 are pivotally connected at their inner ends to the upstanding arms 30 respectively on pivot pins 35 located below the pivotal connection of the bars 32 with said upstanding arms and at their outer ends the toggle arms 34 are pivotally connected with the projecting end portions 36 of the side rails 21 and 28 respectively on pivot pins 31.

The side rails 2l and 28 of the intermediate body section 2D are pivotally connected at their outer ends to the side rails 39 and 40 of the connecting section 2I on pivot pins 38 extending through the vertical flanges thereof and which sections are arranged with the vertical flanges of the intermediate body section 26 disposed out- Wardly of the vertical flanges of the connecting section 2|. The outer ends of said side rails 39 and 40 are pivotally connected to the side rails 42 and 43 of the outer end section 22 by pivot pins 44' extending through the vertical flanges thereofy and which sections are arranged with the vertical flanges of the outer end section 22 disposed outwardly of the vertical flanges of the connecting section 2 I. The said side rails 42 and 43 are connected by a tubular cross bar 45 having flattened ends secured'to the'under side of said side rails at the outer ends thereof.

A wire mesh spring 46 of any desired construction is connected with and stretchedbetween the inwardly directed flanges of the side rails and end bars of the foldable frame I1 for supporting a mattress 41 thereon when in extended bed forming relation and which spring is adapted to fold with the folding of the sections of the frame into collapsed condition within the furniture frame and to retain the mattress in folded relation between the sections with the inner end of the mattress extending upwardly within the back rest of the furniture frame. f

In order to rigidly support the foldable frame when in extended bed forming relation, two pairs oflegs 48 and 49 are provided which are respectively connected withthe intermediate body section 20 and the outer end section 22 adjacent their outer ends. The upper ends of the legs 48 are pivoted on pivotpins 56 to lugs 5I rigidly secured to and depending from the side rails 21 and 28 ofthe intermediate body section 28. A tubular cross bar 52 having its ends flattened extends between the legs 48 and is secured to the inwardly directed flanges thereof.

'I'helegs 49consist of flat bars which are pivoted to the side rails 42 and 43 of the outer end section 22 on pivot pins 53 extending through the vertical flanges thereof. The legs 49 project above the outer end section 22 and terminate in forwardly directed upper ends 54 to which the outer ends of links 55 are pivotally connected on pivot pins 56 with the inner ends of the links pivotally connected with the side rails 39 and 40 respectively on pivot pins 51 which extend through the vertical flanges thereof. TheV side rails` 42 and 43 of the outer end section 22 are .providedy with outwardly projecting pins 58 adapted to engage in notches 59 formed in the inner longitudinal edges of the legs 49 when the legs are in collapsed relation with the frame for .limiting the collapsing movement of said legs.

The legs 48 are braced by diagonally extending bars 62 which are pivotally connected thereto lsubstantially medially thereof on pivot pins 63 and at their upper ends the said bars are pivotally connected to the outer ends of bent bars .64 on pivot pins 65. The bent bars 64 are pivotally connected to the outer faces of the side rails 21 and 29 respectively of the intermediate ,body section 20 on pivot pins 66 and have their inner ends rigidly affixed to cross bars 61. The cross bars 61 are pivoted to the inner faces of theside panels I2 and I3 of the furniture frame on pivot pins 68 and the same are tensioned by coiled contractile springs 69 secured at their inner ends to lugs pivoted on pivot pins 1I to brackets 12 secured to the inside faces of said side panels I2 and I3. The outer ends of the springs 69 are secured to lugs 'I3 pivoted on pivot pins 14 to the free ends of the cross bars 61. The springs 69 are in stretched tensQlld. 0.01.1'

4 dition when the sections of the foldable frame are in collapsed relation with the furniture frame and function to facilitate movement thereof from a lowered collapsed condition within the furniture frame to an elevated relation in which the sections are arranged in aligned bed forming condition.

In order to connect the sections together for effecting collapsing thereof within the connes Vof the furniture frame by the upward swinging movement of the outer end section 22, a pair of angulated links 16 and 11 is arranged at each side of the foldable frame', the links 16 being pivoted against the outer faces of the vertical flanges of the side rails 21 and 28 respectively of the intermediate body section 20 on pivot pins 18, while the links 11 are pivoted against the outer faces of the vertical flanges of the side rails 39 and 40 respectively of the connecting section 2I on the pi'vot pins 51. The links 11. are connected at their inner ends with the links 15 intermediate the ends thereof on pivot'pins 'I9 and the said links 16 are formed with rectangular notches B0 in the upper edges thereof adjacent their outer ends. Links 82 are also provided at each side of the foldable frame which are pivoted at their outer ends against the inside faces of the vertical flanges of the side rails 39 and 49 respectively on pivot pins 83. The inner ends of said links are provided with headed pins' 84 which slidably protrude through slots 85 in the vertical flanges of the side rails 21 and 28 respectively of the intermediate body section 2B, the enlarged heads at the outer ends of vsaidrvpins retaining the same in engagement in said slots. The furniture frame also includes a front panel 81 which is adapted to be disposed above` the panel I4 when the foldable frame is disposed in collapsed relation within the furniture frame and which is adapted to be moved with the foldable frame when theV same is disposed in bed forming relation. The said front panel 81 is rigidly aflixed to links 88 which are pivoted at thier opposite ends on pivot pins 89 and 90 to links 9| and 92 respectively depending from the foldable frame when the same is disposed in bed forming relation. The links 9I are pivotedat their upper ends on pivot pins 93 against the outer faces of the vertical flanges of-the side rails 42 and 43 respectively of the outer end section 22, while the links 92 Vare pivoted on pivot pins 94 to depending lugs 95 affixed to the' outer faces of the vertical flanges of the side rails'39` and 49 respectively of the connecting section 2L Diagonally extending links 96 are pivoted at their lower ends against the outer faces of the links 92 on the pivot pins 90 and at the upper ends the said links 96 are pivoted against -the outer faces of the links 16 respectively'on pivot pins 91. The links 92 are ofV angle iron formation in cross-section and have a tubular cross'bar 98 connected therebetween with the outerends of thecross bar iiattened and rivetedor otherwise secured to the inwardly directed flanges thereof. In moving the foldable frame I1 from'an ex-v tended bed forming relation to a collapsedcon-A dition within the furniture frame, the outer end. section 22 is swung upwardly on its pivotal con-- nection with the connecting section 2 I The up#- ward swinging movement thereof causes the legs 49 to swing inwardly about their pivotal connection With said section'so that the legs are swung intor substantially parallel relation therewith. to, dispose, the notches- 59 in engagement :,svaosa with the pins 58 to thereby prevent further inward collapsing movement of said legs. The outer end section 22 is then moved inwardly to rock the connecting section 2I on its pivotal connection with the intermediate body `section 2B as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings. This raises the links B2 from aligned position with the sections to an angular position as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings and when the headed pins 84 engage against the inner ends of the slots 85, the connecting section 2| will be disposed in right angular relation with the intermediate body section 26 and the outer end section 22 will be parallel with the intermediate body section 2B. The intermediate body section 20 is then tilted into an inclined position and swung inwardly and downwardly about its pivotal connection with the inner end section I9 to dispose the said inner end section I9 in vertical relation as illustrated in Fig. 5 of the drawings. This movement of the intermediate body section 2i) causes the bent barsA 64 to rock about the pivot pins 66 and the cross pins 51 to rock about the pivot pins 68 whereby the intermediate body section 2l) is located within the furniture frame at the rear of the panel I4 and with the panel 81 closing the opening above the panel I4 and hiding the upper portion of the foldable frame.

Swinging of the intermediate body section 2li about its pivotal connection with the inner end section I9 lowers the three outer sections to the position shown in Fig. 5 whereby the outer end section 22 is at the proper elevation for receiving seat cushions I8 shown in broken line in Fig. 5 for use as a love seat or the like. The mattress 4T folds with the foldable frame I'I to dispose the outer section of the mattress in doubled relation upon the inner section thereof and with the inner end of the inner section moved to an upwardly extending position within the back of the furniture frame.

The foldable frame sections are latched in collapsed folded relation within the furniture frame by means of latch elements IIlU pivoted against the inside faces of the side rails` 4,2 and 43 of the outer end section 22 on pivot pins IUI which latch elements depend below the side rails when the sections are in collapsed relation and are provided with horizontal iianges I 02` adapted to automatically engage in the notches 8D in the links '16 when the outer end section 22 is moved to horizontal relation in the furniture frame. The latch elements IDB are engaged by leaf springs |03 secured to the horizontal flanges of the side rails 42 and 43 for swinging the latch elements on the pivot pins IUI to tension the same into engagement in the notches 88. In order to release the latch elements from latched engagement with the links 16, a cord I IM extends across the wire mesh spring 4E with the ends thereof extending through openings I Q5 in the horizontal iianges of the side rails 42 and 43 of the end section 22 and with the opposite ends of the cord secured to the latch elements |00 respectively. By an upward pull on the cord IM the latch elements IES] are rocked on their pivots IIII to free the same from latched engagement with the links i6 whereupon the outer end section 22 may be swung upwardly for moving the sections to aligned bed forming relation. The wire mesh spring d'6 is preferably provided with a fabric covering (not shown) which overlies the end section 22 when in collapsed relation. The cord IIM is adapted to extend through the fabric covering for grasping the same to free the sections from collapsed folded relation. When in latched engagement, the links 'I6 provide supports at each side of the foldable frame` for supporting the outer end section22 in horizontal relation as shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings.

What is claimed is: i

1. In an article of furniture of the character described, a furniture frame, a foldable seat and bed forming frame composed `of an inner section, an intermediate body section, a connecting section and an outer end section, upwardly extending arms pivotally connected to the opposite sides of said inner section and pivotally connected at their upper ends to the furniture frame, means pivotally connecting said sections together in end to end relation for movement thereof from a collapsed folded condition within the furniture frame to an extended condition in which the sections are arranged in longitudinal alignment, legs pivotally connected to the opposite sides of said intermediate body section and to the opposite sides of said outer end section adjacent the outer ends thereof, link members pivotally connected to the legs of the outer end section and to said connecting section for swinging movement of said legs into alignment with said outer end section upon movement of said sections to folded relation, a link member bridging the pivotal connection between said intermediate body and connecting sections at each side thereof and each link having a pivotal connection at one end with one of said sections and a pin and slot connection with the other section for limiting the collapsing movement of the connecting section to right angular relation with the intermediate body section, a pair of pivotally connected links at each side of said foldable frame, one of the links of each pair being pivotally connected to the connecting section and the other link of each pair being pivotally connected to the intermediate body section, said last mentioned link of each pair having a notch in its outer end, and latch elements pivotally connected to the outer end section and adapted to engage in said notches when the sections are disposed in collapsed folded condition within the furniture frame with the connecting section arranged in right angular relation with the intermediate body section and the outer end section disposed in overlying relation with the intermediate body section for supporting a seat cushion.

2. In an article of furniture of the character described, a furniture frame, a foldable seat and bed forming frame composed of an inner section, an intermediate-body section, a connecting section and an outer end section, upwardly extending arms pivotally connected to the opposite sides of said inner section and pivotally connected at their upper ends to the furniture frame, means pivotally connecting said sections together in end to end relation for movement thereof from a collapsed folded condition within the furniture frame to an extended condition in which the sections are arranged in longitudinal alignment, legs pivotally connected to the opposite sides of said outer end section adjacent the outer ends thereof, link members pivotally connected to the legs of the outer end section and to said connecting section for swinging movement of said legs into alignment with said outer end section upon movement of said sections to folded relation, a link member bridging the pivotal connection between said intermediate body and connecting sections at each side thereof and each link having a pivotal connection at one end with one` of said sections and a pin and slot connection with the other section for limiting the co1- lapsing movement of the connecting section to right angular relation with the intermediate body section, a pair of pivotally connected links at each side of said foldable frame, one of the links of each pair being pivotally connected to the connecting section and the other link of each pair being pivotally connected to the intermediate body section, said last mentioned link of each pair having anotch in its outer end, spring actuated latch elements pivotally connected to the outer end section and adapted to engage in said notches when the sections are disposed in collapsed folded condition within the furniture frame-with the connecting section arranged in right angular relation with the intermediate body section and the outer end section disposed in overlying relation with the intermediate body section for supporting a seat cushion, and a exible element extending across said outer end section and connected at its ends to said latch elements for releasing said sections from latched engagement by an upward pull on said flexible element.

3. In an article of furniture of the character described, a furniture frame, a foldable seat and bed. forming frame composed of an inner section, anintermediate body section, a connecting section `and an outer end'section, upwardly extend-n ing arms pivotally connected to the opposite sides of said inner section and pivotally connected at their upper ends to the furniture frame, means pivotally connecting said sections together in end to end relation for movement thereof from a collapsed folded condition within the furniture frame to an extended condition in which the sections are arranged in longitudinal alignment, legs pivotally connected to the opposite sides of said intermediate body section and to the opposite sides of said outer end section adjacent the outer ends thereof, a pair of pivotally connected links at each side of said foldable frame, one of the links of each pair being pivotally connected to the connecting section and the other link of each pair being pivotally connected to the intermediate body section, said last mentioned link of each pair having a notch in its outer end, and latch elements pivotally connected to the outer end section and adapted to engage in said notches to secure the sections in collapsed folded condition Within the furniture frame with the outer end section disposed in overlying spaced relation with the intermediate body section for supporting a seat cushion. Y

4. In an article of furniture of the character described, a furniture frame, a foldable seat and bed forming frame composed of an inner section, an intermediate body section, a connecting section and an outer end section, upwardly extending arms pivotally connected to the opposite sides of said inner section and pivotally connected at their upper ends to the furniture frame, means pivotally connecting said sections together in end to end relation for movement thereof from a collapsed folded condition Within the furniture frame to an extended condition in which the sections are arranged in longitudinal alignment, legs pivotally connected to the opposite sides of said intermediate body section and to the opposite sides of said outerend section adjacent the outerV ends thereof, a pair of pivotally connected links at each side of said foldable frame, one of the links of each pair being pivotally connected tok the connecting section and the other link of each pair being pivotally connected to the intermediate body section, said last mentioned link of each pair having a notch in its outer end, latch elements pivotally connected to the outer end section and adapted to engage in said notches to secure the sections in collapsed folded condition Within the furniture frame with the outer end section-disposed in overlying spaced relation with the intermediate body section for supporting a seat cushion, and a flexible element extending across'said outer end section and connected at its ends to said latch elements for releasing said sections from latched engagement by an upward pull on said exible element.

PETER P. BEBRY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are ofrecord in th file of this patent:

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